The video that never got uploaded due to the poor internet connections in Bangalore ... ok, it did make it through but the 2MB one that got rejected due to poor technical quality!
This was originally set to my favorite song - Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World but when I uploaded it onto YouTube, there were copyright notices that suggested a replacement of the audio track... but of course!
What you will not hear is my intro to the video:
Hi, I am Michele from Malaysia.
Here's why I will be the best caretaker at Hamilton Island ... (music) ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Let me teach you how to dance
I must have seen this movie "Miss Potter" for the third time now and still continue to enjoy every single moment of it. My favorite being the little dance "Let me teach you how to dance" between Beatrix Potter (Renee Zellweger) and Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor).
Let me teach you how to dance,
Let me lead you to the floor,
Simply place your hand in mine,
And then think of nothing more.
Let the music cast its spell,
Give the atmosphere a chance,
Simply follow where I lead,
Let me teach you how to dance.
This movie reminds me of the inner strength of a woman that enables her to stand her ground and pursue her dreams no matter what society thinks. Endure heartbreak and ridicule from those closest to her (her mother), and in the end, still rise above difficult circumstances in life to succeed.
Here's a nice trailer of the movie ...
Let me teach you how to dance,
Let me lead you to the floor,
Simply place your hand in mine,
And then think of nothing more.
Let the music cast its spell,
Give the atmosphere a chance,
Simply follow where I lead,
Let me teach you how to dance.
This movie reminds me of the inner strength of a woman that enables her to stand her ground and pursue her dreams no matter what society thinks. Endure heartbreak and ridicule from those closest to her (her mother), and in the end, still rise above difficult circumstances in life to succeed.
Here's a nice trailer of the movie ...
Thursday, February 12, 2009
It's been a hard day's night ...
6:00 am Alarm goes off. Eyes closed. "Good morning Lord!"
6:30 am Eyes half closed. "Kurabarashandarabashikara ..."
7:00 am
God I pray that this day will go exactly as you have planned. ... (nodding, nodding, nodding) ... Help me see life through your eyes and do the things that matters most to you ... but yet, there are things that needs to be done to get by ... (nodding, nodding, nodding)
7:30 am
Reading Leviticus 25:1-7 ... Leviticus 26:27-35 ... Leviticus 26:40-45 ... I believe God is saying to his people to let the land/servants rest from producing and labor. This is a commandment of the Lord, to practice the Sabbath. Rest.
8:00 am
Reading "Alliances ... MNCs must, therefore, maintain important relationships ..." (YAWN) ... ... ... ... off to work!
12:30 pm
Lunching ... and reading "Alliances ... MNCs must, therefore, maintain important relationships and build new ones ...." Finished my kuey teow noodle soup. "Oh hi Mala! So glad you could rush over to hand me my stuff ..."
7:55 pm
In front of the TV ... and reading, once again, ... "Alliances ... MNCs must, therefore, maintain important relationships and build new ones in times of crisis."
9:00 pm
Halfway through American Idol and still trying to read "Alliances ... MNCs must, therefore, maintain important relationships and build new ones in times of crisis. This may require compromising short-term profitability to facilitate the survival of allies, ..."
10:00 pm
American Idol ends. I am so happy that the final two blue collar workers pitted against one another and the both of them got in! ... Reading ... "Alliances ... MNCs must, therefore, maintain important relationships and build new ones in times of crisis. This may require compromising short-term profitability to facilitate the survival of allies, through channeling sales or resources to key partners, providing greater or more generous credit or long-term loans, and investing in partners."
Golly, after reading those couple of sentences for fifth time throughout the course of the day, I finally realize that perhaps God is trying to tell me something ...
1. That "resting" in front of the TV was much needed ...
2. that in times of crises, certain relationships are key to our survival - God tops the list.
3. Don't be judgmental. Be open to new relationships that come our way - not necessary the most obvious, perhaps the "obviously nots" ...
4. Your decision to befriend the "impossibles" or "the less likely" may set you back a couple, a few, many steps and not make sense in the eye's of the world, ... But it's the right thing, in God's eyes and for the longer term.
Why?
Because we don't necessarily see ahead but God does.
Well, very few saw this global crisis coming. God did.
God causes certain ones to make seemingly odd decisions, and surely those would prove to be the right and wiser decisions in the end.
The proud are humbled.
The humble are called to rise up and seize the opportunities.
And yet the God-fearing shall say, "Lord, not my will, but yours be done!"
Golly ... It's been a hard day's night, and I have been working like a dog
It's been a hard day's night, and I should be sleeping like a log ...
Lalalalalalala ... lalalalalala ... will make me feel alright.
6:30 am Eyes half closed. "Kurabarashandarabashikara ..."
7:00 am
God I pray that this day will go exactly as you have planned. ... (nodding, nodding, nodding) ... Help me see life through your eyes and do the things that matters most to you ... but yet, there are things that needs to be done to get by ... (nodding, nodding, nodding)
7:30 am
Reading Leviticus 25:1-7 ... Leviticus 26:27-35 ... Leviticus 26:40-45 ... I believe God is saying to his people to let the land/servants rest from producing and labor. This is a commandment of the Lord, to practice the Sabbath. Rest.
8:00 am
Reading "Alliances ... MNCs must, therefore, maintain important relationships ..." (YAWN) ... ... ... ... off to work!
12:30 pm
Lunching ... and reading "Alliances ... MNCs must, therefore, maintain important relationships and build new ones ...." Finished my kuey teow noodle soup. "Oh hi Mala! So glad you could rush over to hand me my stuff ..."
7:55 pm
In front of the TV ... and reading, once again, ... "Alliances ... MNCs must, therefore, maintain important relationships and build new ones in times of crisis."
9:00 pm
Halfway through American Idol and still trying to read "Alliances ... MNCs must, therefore, maintain important relationships and build new ones in times of crisis. This may require compromising short-term profitability to facilitate the survival of allies, ..."
10:00 pm
American Idol ends. I am so happy that the final two blue collar workers pitted against one another and the both of them got in! ... Reading ... "Alliances ... MNCs must, therefore, maintain important relationships and build new ones in times of crisis. This may require compromising short-term profitability to facilitate the survival of allies, through channeling sales or resources to key partners, providing greater or more generous credit or long-term loans, and investing in partners."
Golly, after reading those couple of sentences for fifth time throughout the course of the day, I finally realize that perhaps God is trying to tell me something ...
1. That "resting" in front of the TV was much needed ...
2. that in times of crises, certain relationships are key to our survival - God tops the list.
3. Don't be judgmental. Be open to new relationships that come our way - not necessary the most obvious, perhaps the "obviously nots" ...
4. Your decision to befriend the "impossibles" or "the less likely" may set you back a couple, a few, many steps and not make sense in the eye's of the world, ... But it's the right thing, in God's eyes and for the longer term.
Why?
Because we don't necessarily see ahead but God does.
Well, very few saw this global crisis coming. God did.
God causes certain ones to make seemingly odd decisions, and surely those would prove to be the right and wiser decisions in the end.
The proud are humbled.
The humble are called to rise up and seize the opportunities.
And yet the God-fearing shall say, "Lord, not my will, but yours be done!"
Golly ... It's been a hard day's night, and I have been working like a dog
It's been a hard day's night, and I should be sleeping like a log ...
Lalalalalalala ... lalalalalala ... will make me feel alright.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Take 5 ...
This personal journey I embarked on nine months ago ...
oh wow, NINE months - the duration of a pregnancy!!!!
and the end is no where in sight ... no, actually it's way out in the distance.
I feel like this ...
The end must be near ... just like the climb up Mount Kinabalu four years ago.
In the end, it was all worth it!
oh wow, NINE months - the duration of a pregnancy!!!!
and the end is no where in sight ... no, actually it's way out in the distance.
I feel like this ...
The end must be near ... just like the climb up Mount Kinabalu four years ago.
In the end, it was all worth it!
I hope chipmunks don't practice copyrights ...
Occasionally, I like to revisit some of my blog posts and listen to the music I had included from youtube.
To de-stress. To dream of a new world ... and believe that each day is a special gift from God, and that I am to make the most of my day(s), living life through His eyes.
Today, I revisit my post titled "Meet Joe Black ... well, HELL-O!" to listen to my all-time favorite song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole.
Guess what?
For the second time now, I click on the video and this message pops up "This video is no longer available due to copyright claim by WMG."
Drats! I must say, while I understand that artists need to earn a living from the royalties they collect for each album sold, I don't quite get it when it comes to an artist who has already passed on. Well, it is likely his family still reaps the royalties from IZ's albums but I am sure they also have day jobs to help them earn a living ... so why restrict the dissemination of IZ's music through youtube? After all, the song can be a blessing to many and it would be such a waste to only restrict it to those who have his CD "Facing Future."
By the way, I did go to the extent of getting a friend to bring this CD all the way back from Hawaii. That's how much I love this song! IZ has such a special gift. His songs, this one in particular, is "out of this world." His voice and music evokes such good feelings and beautiful pictures in my mind. It calms me and takes me to the wonderful world that we all dream of.
Well, I have had to search for another source of IZ's song and did manage to find one, but it's different without the video of IZ.
During my search, I found another version of this song and hope this one sung by fictional, non-human characters, won't have copyright issues ... hahaha, I doubt it because some human created created Alvin and the Chipmunks on the silver screens.
Wikipedia tells me that Alvin and the Chipmunk's "voices ... were all performed by Bagdasarian, who sped up the playback to create higher pitched, comical, squeaky voices."
We shall see!
To de-stress. To dream of a new world ... and believe that each day is a special gift from God, and that I am to make the most of my day(s), living life through His eyes.
Today, I revisit my post titled "Meet Joe Black ... well, HELL-O!" to listen to my all-time favorite song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole.
Guess what?
For the second time now, I click on the video and this message pops up "This video is no longer available due to copyright claim by WMG."
Drats! I must say, while I understand that artists need to earn a living from the royalties they collect for each album sold, I don't quite get it when it comes to an artist who has already passed on. Well, it is likely his family still reaps the royalties from IZ's albums but I am sure they also have day jobs to help them earn a living ... so why restrict the dissemination of IZ's music through youtube? After all, the song can be a blessing to many and it would be such a waste to only restrict it to those who have his CD "Facing Future."
By the way, I did go to the extent of getting a friend to bring this CD all the way back from Hawaii. That's how much I love this song! IZ has such a special gift. His songs, this one in particular, is "out of this world." His voice and music evokes such good feelings and beautiful pictures in my mind. It calms me and takes me to the wonderful world that we all dream of.
Well, I have had to search for another source of IZ's song and did manage to find one, but it's different without the video of IZ.
During my search, I found another version of this song and hope this one sung by fictional, non-human characters, won't have copyright issues ... hahaha, I doubt it because some human created created Alvin and the Chipmunks on the silver screens.
Wikipedia tells me that Alvin and the Chipmunk's "voices ... were all performed by Bagdasarian, who sped up the playback to create higher pitched, comical, squeaky voices."
We shall see!
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